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You will need a visa before leaving the US.  Head the Filipino forum for more infoQ

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***Moved from Tourist Visas to the Philippines regional discussion area*****  **Removed one duplicate thread****

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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I have looked a little into this as well, since my new girlfriend lives in the Philippines and will be returning there soon.

 

From what I understood, it seems that Americans are allowed to the Philippines, but only certain areas. Certain areas are open to American travel, some have heavier restrictions and precautions, and some areas are off limits to American travel altogether. So it seems like your best bet would be to see exactly where in The Philippines she is, and then see if that is a location that is open to travel or not.

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@Ray Rubio Please don't start new threads for this subject.. *****Second duplicate thread removed****

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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27 minutes ago, amm7s@mtmail.mtsu said:

I have looked a little into this as well, since my new girlfriend lives in the Philippines and will be returning there soon.

 

From what I understood, it seems that Americans are allowed to the Philippines, but only certain areas. Certain areas are open to American travel, some have heavier restrictions and precautions, and some areas are off limits to American travel altogether. So it seems like your best bet would be to see exactly where in The Philippines she is, and then see if that is a location that is open to travel or not.

But I would still need a visa or just a valid passport is fine? 

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39 minutes ago, amm7s@mtmail.mtsu said:

I have looked a little into this as well, since my new girlfriend lives in the Philippines and will be returning there soon.

 

From what I understood, it seems that Americans are allowed to the Philippines, but only certain areas. Certain areas are open to American travel, some have heavier restrictions and precautions, and some areas are off limits to American travel altogether. So it seems like your best bet would be to see exactly where in The Philippines she is, and then see if that is a location that is open to travel or not.

Incorrect

 

You can't get in if trying to visit a girlfriend. 

 

You must have a wife there, or a child under a certain age or if the child has some type of disability then the age limit is not in effect.

 

Go to BI (Bureau of  Immigration Philippines) Facebook account, they have been doing a pretty good job lately of posting updates of who and who can't get into the Philippines.

 

About one month ago you could get a visa at the airport when entering PI, if your wife was in Philippines.  They changed that stating you needed to get a visa first before flying to Philippines.

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13 minutes ago, Ray Rubio said:

But I would still need a visa or just a valid passport is fine? 

 

You need a visa before you board the plane.  You can't get visa on arrival anymore.

 

BI reiterates no visa, no entry rule for alien spouses of Pinoys

https://immigration.gov.ph/images/News/2020_Yr/08_Aug/2020Aug25_Press.pdf

 

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4 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

You need a visa before you board the plane.  You can't get visa on arrival anymore.

 

BI reiterates no visa, no entry rule for alien spouses of Pinoys

https://immigration.gov.ph/images/News/2020_Yr/08_Aug/2020Aug25_Press.pdf

 

So the type of visa I would get is tourist visa for the Philippines? Also, I have a PI consulate downtown does the process to get the visa take long? 

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18 minutes ago, Ray Rubio said:

So the type of visa I would get is tourist visa for the Philippines? Also, I have a PI consulate downtown does the process to get the visa take long? 

 

Temporary Visitor visa.  Contact the consulate for the processing time.  My understanding is that the visa application is mail-in only, no walk-in allowed.

 

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1 minute ago, Ray Rubio said:

I was looking for a b2 visa for my wife would have an idea of the processing time for that in the Philippines? 

Who knows.   Routine visa services are still suspended 

YMMV

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